Leveraging Neuroscience for your Clinical Success

This groundbreaking 5-part series provides practitioners with powerful, practical tools that incorporate the latest neuroscientific discoveries in the treatment of pain, paired with a neurological model for assessing and treating musculoskeletal conditions. The Pain Reset Neurology Series involves the synthesis of over 31 years of combined clinical practice experience in neurology, biomechanics, and rehabilitation.

How we move and feel as we navigate our environment is the product of our neurology and biomechanics.

Abnormalities in how these systems function and integrate can produce biomechanical faults which may manifest as painful syndromes. Participants in this series will gain an increased understanding of the neurological & biomechanical interplay associated with chronic pain and a firm understanding of effective “resets” to improve patient outcomes.

The Pain Reset Difference

Bird dogs and planks don’t work for everyone. Why is it that our traditional protocols work for some, but not for others? Each nervous system and body is unique—not one person moves or processes pain the same way. The Pain Reset modal allows the clinician the level of individuality needed to effectively assess a patient’s neurological & biomechanical systems.

This is a learning-by-doing program.

This is not just a course on pain theory. This is a course that will teach you what to do when you really understand pain theory. The Pain Reset series highlights hands-on examination and treatment protocols.

In the past, most of our treatment plans were solely based on biomechanics. Now, with the understanding of modern pain neuroscience and taking into account an individual’s neurophysiology, clinicians can be more accurate and specific in their treatment plans for improved patient outcomes.

Rebuilding Pain Free Movement

The Pain Reset programs teaches you how to observe, deconstruct and reconstruct movement in order to achieve neurological and biomechanical integrity.

What People are Saying

The Pain Reset Neurology Series provides participants the opportunity to:

Observe your patients through a neurological lens.

Interpret how these neurological influences affect an individual’s biomechanics.

Apply the concepts of modern-day neuroscience to what you are already doing in your office.

Provide you with new treatment strategies and techniques in treating chronic pain.

Who is this class for?

The Pain Reset Neurology Series will be of particular interest to those practitioners who attend to patients suffering from chronic pain conditions who have been otherwise unresponsive or under-responsive to previous care.

The healthcare professions that can attend this program are: MD, DC, DO, PT, OT, ATC, LMT, ND, LAc, PA, NP, CA (If accompanied by DC). If you have any questions about your eligibility to attend this program please contact admissions@carrickinstitute.com

Reset Podcast

Enjoy this podcast with Dr. Klotzek where we discussed the visual, vestibular and proprioceptive systems, and he explains why each needs to be assessed in the pain or musculoskeletal patient. You can also download the Reset Series podcast here.

Module Topics

This module focuses on the neurological and biomechanical influences that are unique to painful conditions of the neck and upper extremity. Learn how to leverage neurology and biomechanics to maximize your effectiveness in creating better patient outcomes.

All of the techniques taught in this class will be presented from a neurological and biomechanical perspective, allowing you to have a more comprehensive understanding of your patient’s painful condition. This understanding offers the clinician an effective approach in creating individualized treatment plans that are specific to the patient’s neurological and biomechanical influences.

Pain is a multi-factorial condition and requires a multi-factorial approach. Have clarity around what contributes to your patient’s painful condition and know exactly what to do about it.

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

Vestibular strategies

Visual strategies

Somatosensory strategies

Rocktape/kinesiology taping strategies

Dermal tissue strategies

Joint manipulation techniques

Active and passive rehabilitation strategies

Neurological laying techniques

Neurodynamic techniques

Pain Reset delivers outcomes that allow the clinician to be:

Effective: A clarity and understanding of all the factors that contribute to pain.

Specific: Get results faster by knowing exactly what to target in your treatment plans.

Accurate: Achieve more consistent results with your clientele, allowing you to serve more patients with less effort.

This module is a continuation of the first module but is specific to the unique neurological and biomechanical considerations related to the hips and lower extremity.

This module focuses on the neurological and biomechanical influences that are unique to painful conditions of the hips and lower extremity. Learn how to leverage neurology and biomechanics to maximize your effectiveness in creating better patient outcomes.

All of the techniques taught in this class will be presented from a neurological and biomechanical perspective, allowing you to have a more comprehensive understanding of your patient’s painful condition. This understanding offers the clinician an effective approach in creating individualized treatment plans that are specific to the patient’s neurological and biomechanical influences.

Pain is a multi-factorial condition and requires a multi-factorial approach. Have clarity around what contributes to your patient’s painful condition and know exactly what to do about it.

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

Vestibular strategies

Visual strategies

Somatosensory strategies

Rocktape/kinesiology taping strategies

Dermal tissue strategies

Joint manipulation techniques

Active and passive rehabilitation strategies

Neurological laying techniques

Neurodynamic techniques

Pain Reset delivers outcomes that allow the clinician to be:

Effective: A clarity and understanding of all the factors that contribute to pain.

Specificity: Get results faster by knowing exactly what to target in your treatment plans.

Accuracy: Achieve more consistent results with your clientele, allowing you to serve more patients with less effort.

Observing gait is a powerful assessment because it gives you an insight into the neurology and biomechanics of the patient to best serve your patient.

Small changes, big effects.

Gait is a powerful clinical tool because of its effects on the skeletal, soft tissue and neurological systems. It also gives you the opportunity to provide a stimulus to the patient that is gentle, repetitive, yet powerful in its effects.

This module moves beyond just making an appropriate diagnosis, but rather focuses on how to get the patient out of pain as quickly and effectively as possible using a neuro-biomechanical model.

What You Will Learn:

Development of Balance & Gait Control

The Neural Substrates Involved in Human Gait

Gait Initiation & Termination

Nature of Cognitive Spatial Maps

The 8 Classification of Balance & Gait

The 5 Ankle & Foot Deviations

The 6 Sagittal Plane Knee Deviations

The 2 Coronal Plane Knee Deviations

The 7 Hip Deviations

Pelvis & Trunk Deviations

The 2 Sagittal Plane Deviations

The 3 Coronal Plane Deviations

The 2 Transverse Plane Deviations

The observational and examination skills needed to identify the above-mentioned deviations.

This module is a continuation of the first three modules of the series that is specific to painful conditions affecting the back & pelvis. Scholars will learn how to combine techniques taught in prior modules in addition to new assessment and treatment strategies to better treat low back and pelvic pain.

Pain is a multi-factorial condition and requires a multi-factorial approach. Have clarity around what contributes to your patient’s painful condition and know exactly what to do about it.

Types of Techniques that will be Taught

Vestibular strategies

Visual strategies

Somatosensory strategies

Rocktape/kinesiology taping strategies

Dermal tissue strategies

Joint manipulation techniques

Active and passive rehabilitation strategies

Neurological laying techniques

Neurodynamic techniques

Pain Reset delivers outcomes that allow the clinician to be:

Effective: A clarity and understanding of all the factors that contribute to pain.

Specificity: Get results faster by knowing exactly what to target in your treatment plans.

Accuracy: Achieve more consistent results with your clientele, allowing you to serve more patients with less effort.

Many practitioners who are working with pain use manual therapies to help these patients. But their treatment plans are often coming from what they see biomechanically and seldom neurologically. In this module learn how to create manual therapy plans that incorporates both the patient’s biomechanics and neurological influences for improved patient outcomes.

If you are putting your hands on a patient, you have a powerful tool. Teach you how to use those tools in a more powerful way by incorporating neurology.

What You Will Learn:

The basics behind articular neurology and its clinical relevance.

What is really needed for joint stability to occur?

How the interplay between the proprioceptive, vestibular and visual systems promotes joint stability

The interrelationship between nociceptors and mechanoreceptors and how an imbalance disrupts proper joint stability and function.

Master how to quickly identify areas of imbalance in the pro and anti-nociceptive systems.

Master what is & how to identify areas of nociceptive sensitization.

To understand the importance of coupled biomechanical movements of joints and how this impacts manual therapy strategies.

Why some manual therapies are not appropriate for certain conditions.

Manual therapies that are specifically used for situations where nociceptive sensitization has occurred.

The influences of the semicircular canals on muscle activation and the following postural patterns:

The Anterior Canal Pattern

The Horizontal Canal Pattern

The Posterior Canal Pattern

The manual therapy corrections and vestibular reset techniques to correct for the above-mentioned patterns.

The following central adaptive postural patterns and the corrective strategies that go with them:

The 2 Types of Cerebellar Adaptive Postural Patterns

Cortical Adaptive Postural Pattern

Midbrain Adaptive Postural Pattern

Pontomedullary Adaptive Pattern

What is velocity storage and how it influences postural alignment?

How to quickly correct for asymmetries in the velocity storage mechanisms by using both manual and brain-based therapies.

Manual therapies for asymmetries in the vestibular ocular reflex.

Influences of the optokinetic system on posture and the following patterned adaptive responses:

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to take all the parts in the series or can I pick and choose?

You can take them all or pick and choose. It is up to you. Each 15-hour part in the 5-part series is meant to be independent of one another so that participants can attend the ones that they have the most interest in.

However, since pain is multifactorial those who choose to attend the entire series will benefit from maximizing their clinical outcomes.

Why Carrick Institute?

The Carrick Institute has provided clinical education for healthcare professionals for over four decades. Our faculty are experienced clinicians & educators that have an international reputation for excellence. The Carrick Institute strives to create the best clinicians in the world for the purpose of serving humankind.

What's included with my registration?

Those who register for any part of the series will be provided with:

A flipped classroom learning portal to prepare you for the 2-day seminar.

A hands-on educational environment.

A workbook to help you better organize and retain the material taught.

3 months of unlimited access to Medline after completion of any module.

And a few extra surprises that we cannot wait to show you!

What is our method & practice of teaching?

We utilize a clinical flipped classroom where participants will have preparatory materials sent to them before the class begins. They will be able to familiarize themselves with the material beforehand to allow a greater focus on the practical skills of getting their patients out of pain.

All participants are given access to the Carrick Institute library and Medline access. They will have direct access to published scientific papers that will complement their learning and increase their clinical skills.

Who can attend?

To attend this program, participants must maintain an active license in a healthcare profession whose scope of practice allows the examination and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

What is the appropriate attire for this course?

Dress is casual as this module is designed to have a high degree of hands-on practicums that will ensure each learner attains a competency in the evaluation and treatment applications presented.

How do I attend the Pain Reset Series?

This program, because of its hands-on nature, is only available through onsite learning. Please check the academic calendar below to see the locations and modules that are currently being offered.